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Contains Thomas Paine's series of pamphlets, "The Crisis", published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution. The first pamphlet begins with the famous words "these are the times that try men's souls" and evokes the mood at the outset of the American Revolution. Many colonists were uncertain of the prospect of war with the British Empire and these pamphlets were designed to bolster morale and resistance among patriots, as well as shame neutrals and loyalists toward the cause. As history would show the conflict with the British for American independence would without doubt be a difficult one but as Paine writes "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."

Originally published: New York : Peter Eckler Pub. Co., 1918

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Introduction -- The crisis number I -- The crisis number II: to Lord Howe -- The crisis number III -- The crisis number IV -- The crisis number V: to General Sir William Howe -- The crisis number VI: to the Earl of Carlisle, General Clinton, and William Eden, esq., British commissioners at New York -- The crisis number VII: to the people of England -- The crisis number VIII: addressed to the people of England -- The crisis number IX -- The crisis number X: the crisis extraordinary on the subject of taxation -- The crisis number Xi: on the King of England's speech -- The crisis number XII: on the present state of news -- The crisis number XIII: to Sir Guy Carleton -- The crisis number XIV: to the Earl of Shelburne -- The crisis number XV: thoughts on the peace and advantages of thereof -- The crisis number XVI: to the people of America -- Endnotes -- Suggested reading

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